Politics & Government

[Poll] Should Forest Hills and Flushing Share A Congressman?

Two neighborhoods are close together but have very different makeups.

A new proposal for New York State's congressional

Currently, Forest Hills is represented by U.S. Rep Bob Turner, a Republican, and Flushing is mostly under the auspices of U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a Democrat.

If the two areas merge, Turner has been more coy about his plans so far.

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What do you think? Should Forest Hills and Flushing be in the same congressional district? While the neighborhoods are geographically close together, they are demographically worlds apart.

What would the challenges be? And would it work to bring the two neighborhoods together with one representative, or would one group inevitably be underrepresented?

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Let us know what you think? Vote in the poll below and share your thoughts in the comments.


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